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POMEROY– Joe Dixon's long-time residence was lost to fire last Saturday, March 21, displacing Dixon, and a family living with him, at 1281 Pataha Street. Pomeroy fire crews were called to the 6:08 p.m. fire, which bystanders said quickly engulfed the entire residence, which was not occupied at the time. There were no injuries. Dixon had lived in the house for 45½ years, and was recently joined by the Thayer family, T. R., Maria, her teenage daughter Bella, and three dogs. The residents o...
POMEROY–The Board of Commissioners for the Garfield County Hospital District (GCHD) voted 3-1 to conduct the Special Levy election as originally scheduled, April 28, with ballots to be mailed out April 10, 2020. Commissioners met in the hospital parking lot Tuesday afternoon, March 17, to discuss the possible cancellation of the April special levy election. Attending were Chairwoman Cindy Wolf, Chris Herres, Mike Field and Steve Cannon (telephonically). Jen Dixon was not present. Herres, Field and Cannon voted for the motion to proceed with t...
OLYMPIA–Washingtonians are under a two-week, statewide “stay home” order, announced by Governor Jay Inslee last Monday evening. The order, effective immediately, will last for two weeks and could be extended. This “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order is similar to California and New York. This proclamation will: • Require every Washingtonian to stay home unless they need to pursue an essential activity. • Ban all gatherings for social, spiritual and recreational purposes. • Close all businesses except essential businesses. “The less time we spen...
POMEROY–The Evening Star Lodge No. 30 Steve Kazda, Secretary and Ron Kessler presented two Bikes for Books awards to fifth grader Vinny Vecchio and first grader Emmerson Taylor. Vecchio and Emmerson were the winners of the Bikes for Books sponsored by the Evening Star Lodge No. 30. Pomeroy Elementary students who reached a goal of 100 minutes of reading in a week can then submit an entry for the drawing. To keep kids reading and achieving, the organization sponsor two drawings each year. S...
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The Washington State Department of Health recommends when you feel a cough or a sneeze coming on, cover your mouth and nose with a tissue, then throw it away in a lined trash can. Immediately clean your hands. Doing everyday duties expose use to potential bacteria and viruses. The most effective form of prevention is to wash your hands often with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains...
Butch has a theory about hardcore born-to-rope ropers; as soon as they build a loop and take one swing, it kicks their brain out of gear. To demonstrate how this theory works he told me about a friend of his. We’ll call him ‘Chope’, for short. Butch was runnin’ a ranch in the wilds of New Mexico east of Las Vegas. He’d bought a set of braymer bulls to put on his braymer cross cows and one of the bulls had turned out to be a bad actor. He’d shornuf do some damage if you cornered him. It came time to pull the bulls. They gathered ‘em in a corral...
To the editor, While I am sitting here recovering from lung surgery, I realize I have a responsibility to share my experience. I was experiencing respiratory issues and went to the local clinic. I was admitted to our hospital. I spent a night, was given IV medication and then discharged. Not feeling as though I was recovering as fast as I should, I returned to our local clinic and was sent for X-rays. That is when the hospital X-rays located two spots on my lungs and I was then referred to a Lewiston pulmonologist. They did further testing,...
Garfield County Hospital District is proud to announce January's Employee of the Month, Molly Webb. She was nominated by her co-workers stating "she is great to work with" and has a "how can I help attitude." Molly is originally from the beautiful area of Manson, Wash. where she grew up. Her father, Dave Webb, moved to Pomeroy in 1997 and started his own business, now known as the Lost Highway Museum. Molly began visiting her dad on the weekends at age 15 and fell in love with Pomeroy. While in...
POMEROY–I think, with everything going on in the world right now, one of the most interesting things I’ve seen is how people act during this time. Some people try to stick together while others fall apart. Most of what I witness though is people helping others when they can. Right now, it is important for people to extend a helping hand, especially toward those who are unable to or should not leave their home. I was in Costco recently and a lady, who was ahead of us in line, was buying gro...
POMEROY–Garfield County Transportation Authority (GCTA) Director Rachel Anderson, discussed a change in transportation service hours, beginning April 1, 2020 during the regular meeting March 16. Trips to the Lewis-Clark Valley will reduce to two days per week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The GCTA will hold a special public meeting at the courthouse to allow public comments on this proposed change on March 30, 2020, at 1 p.m. Anderson stated that it appears ongoing opposition to I-976 is beginning to look favorable for the GCTA, which joined a la...
hich had been part of the Columbia Fifth and Sixth Street project costing upward of $529,000, have been eliminated from the plans and inlets are now designed to tie into the existing storm system. Luke Antonich of TD&H Engineering described the new design not only drops the dry wells, but also reduces the amount of sidewalk and there will be no new sidewalk on the north side of Columbia between Fifth and Sixth streets, resulting in a drop in cost overall. Rolled curbing will be installed. Trees on the south side of the street may possibly be...
Ten Years Ago March 24, 2010 Sisters of Providence will travel from Spokane to Pomeroy on Palm Sunday to thank a dozen schoolchildren in Holy Rosary Parish for their donation of more than $1,300 to help children in earthquake-ravaged Haiti. The annual Spring Farming Days will be held April 3 and 4 at the fairgrounds. Twenty-Five Years Ago March 29, 1995 Native willow and cottonwood cuttings from several areas on the Tucannon were gathered for the Pataha Creek Model Watershed project. The majority of these cuttings were sent to the WACD Nursery...
OLYMPIA–Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-9th, is pleased with the Legislature’s unanimous passage of a compromise state supplemental capital budget that funds several projects in the 9th Legislative District. The capital budget funds the construction and maintenance of state buildings, public schools, higher education facilities, public land, parks and other assets throughout Washington. The Senate today voted 49-0 to pass the final version of the capital budget, Senate Bill 6248. The House approved it 97-0 Wednesday. It now goes to Gov. Jay Inslee for f...
POMEROY–The annual Gun Club potluck Fun Day is canceled this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. However, there was great shooting and would like to announce and celebrate the winners of each category. Awards will be given to each recipient through prearranged individual presentation. Congratulations to the following award winners....